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THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY EXTRACTS PROM THE MORNING PAPERS. JUNE 30, 1826. ITHE TIME.S.] A peculiar interest seems to accompany the few elections which remain to be completed. The circum stances attending that of Northumberland are calcu lated to give the more pain, as they seem, if we may judge by the proceedings of Mr. Beaumont, to mingle up something of private animosity with poli tical differences. But the ingenuousness of youth, as exhibited in the character and person of Lord Howick, is alien to such feelings. If youth may derive lessons of prudence from manhood or age, age and manhood should in return imitate the unsuspecting open heartedness of youth. Youth has the blessing of charit upon it ; " it thinks no evil, but thinketh all good.' [he candidates, Mr:Liddell and Mr. Beau ! . mont, are charged with a coalition, and deny the charge. We have often known such unions between Tory and Radical, for the purpose of defeating men of moderation.: the ill-sorted ,connexions are but too often successful in the attainment of their object also ; but still they never take place without great sacrifice of principle, and proportionate diminution of character.: and to be untainted in reputation is better than to ob tain a victory. So great is the delicacy of the subject, that we can hardly reply to the mischievous observations of the paper that invented a malipant sarcasm, and put it into the mouth of Col. Lowther. The Colonel dis avowed the words to. Mr. Strickland, the friend of the aggrieved party, when called upon for an etplan ation ; his disavowal was stated openly before him on the hustings, and admitted without a contradiction.— It is clear, also, that the expression was invented for the most diabolical purpose in London, because it was impassible that a reporter at Appleby could, at the same time with his erroneous report, write anti transmit to London, a copy of doggrel verses, of which the subject was his own blunder ; and the verses and unlbunded report were in the same day's paper.— Here the matter shall rest for us. It must from its nature undergo an investigation elsewhere.—lbid. [TUE MORNING 1110.11ALD.] Some say it is a strange ambition of Mr. Southey to get himself returned. to Parliament. Others ask what can be his objects or hiS motives ? The ques tion may 'be resolved, by a moment's attention to his ' character and his past life. A man of undoubted ta lent, of much earnestness of purpose, and of an ex citable if not :impassioned temperament, lie has in almost every instance neutralized his endowments, by, undertakings infinitely beyond his reach, and wrong- ; headed in themselves—in a word, by his extravagant egotism, self-conceit, and 'obliquity of judgment. Thus, when the. French Revolution broke out, he went, beyOnd its Most visionary delirations. Morality was prejudice, social gradation was oppression. Pan tisacracy,. as he and his brethren, of the day pedanti- ' cally called it, was his idol. The wheels of society went for a time with terrific rapidity—and, he like his prototype the fly, fancied it was he gave the 'impulse to that by which he was only borne along. Cir cumstanees soon changed. there was a re-action and retrogresSion. Mr. Southey soon changed with the change, was as intolerant and extrava gant, as before, and again imagined that he was every thing in the groat change, when he was but mere creature—an accident of it. His poetical career is like his political. He forsooth, would produce some thing to eclipse all epics that went before him—to ex plode even the very name—though that name was sanctified by the genius of Homer, of Milton, of ' Virgil, and of Tasso. What hasbeen the consequence ? Who now reads the Madoc of Mr. Southey—or his Thataba—or his curse of Keharna, with their inco herent fancies and disorderly style ; or indeed any thing of his but the solitary Roderick, in which by some lucky accident the author for once proved that he really had vigour of imagination, and the precions talent of being really eloquent in verse. But an ex ception proves nothing, unless, indeed , it proves the rule. His next effort at innovation, or rather revolu tion, was more strikingly decisive of his extreme con ceit and folly than any thing he had done before. He made an eflbrt to substitute a whimsically disjointed jargon of classic dactyls and spondees for the native and admirable metre of Milton, Pope, and Dryden. This was a brain blow to Mr. Southey, for he was laughed at. His natne lost all his magic—his repu tation was gone by. The unkindest cut of all , how ever and that which it is' said he feels most keenly is, his being thrown aside as too antiquated and, worn by the Quarterly Review. The present edi, tor of ;that publication was no sooner installed than .he' struck. Mr. Southey off the roll, without re veolce to the laurel, as a mere incubus upon it—as one w ' . llo was stationary, and cherishing his own conceits, adsltheories and antipathies, ,whilst the world was changing around him—who would spend the in tolerance of his character, and the fustian and fury of his long-winded declamation upon objects so obsolete, or so indifferent to all but Mr. Southey, as to make even the staunchest Tory yawn. His getting into Par limes may be regarded as an effort to gain the ground which he has so signally, and in so many instances, lost ; and to shame the Quarterly Review for its IMissestithation'of his popular talents. if his success . :f4T"itiliatnent were a matter of speculation at'Tatter naire, ;the .odds would be greatly against him. There weaaotrie intention of bringing Doctor Johnson into the House of Commons. • But even those who bowed before. the supremacy of his "powers of c onversation," thought h e must mike an indi6rent, if not an intole rable orator. This may be considered as afinfiosi against Mr. Southey, But in truth it is not, It is only a simple cage in pOilit. if Doctor Johnson lived in that days with Mr. Southey, he would' 'be' pro ng-towed:bite Mr. Southey, in . consersations—a,bore. If. Mr. SOUtliey had lived nri the time of DOCtor Joint son, he most probably would have been called :a man of " extraordinary powers of conversation." The change is ahappy one---in the tone of conversation and aociety—ease, freedorn, and equality, fur ela borate discussion, pretension, and dictation. PRiSS.I The accounts received from Batavia, by way of 1 Holland, give reason to believe that the Government or the Netherlands has at length adopted a new line o policy with regard to its foreign possessions. it is perhaps unnecessary again to allude to the eficts whiCh have been produced by the a dh ere nce of the Dutch to the narrow system which so long directed all their proceedings in the Eastto the hostility which had it excited among the native tribes in their vicinity the jealousy and animosity which its injustice t,_,,produced among the European denizens their '''''neutie.fe-to the discouragement which it had east upon the commercial and manufacturing industry of the Chinese population—and to the general gloom which it had spread over the aspect of affairs, whether commercial or political. All these calamities which have befallen the Dutch are so many warnings to such nations as have not adopted a liberal course, and so many proofs of the wisdom of ,those principles which our Government now so steadily act upon. Complaints are sometimes heard of the backward ness of foreign nations to fall'in with our proposals of reciprocity ; but those who make these complaints for get that there is one master who will teach at last the most perverse, and bring the most stubborn to reason. The natural course of things points out the necessity of a free trade; and if the boon is once fairly offered to a people as it has been offered by us, that people will not willingly be restrained by their rulers from seizing the gift presented to them ; and the conse quences of their perseverance, if carried to an extreme, will be similar to those which have recently convulsed the Dutch Colonies in the East. The arguments of Socrates, by which he attempted.to prove that a wise man was a King, was, perhaps, more ingenious than solid ; but it is here exactly in point. if foreign na tions will not take our advice, and accept our propo- Sala, they will be punished far more effectually by the consequences of their obstinacy, - than they could pos sibly have been by any exertion of power on our part to compel them. [TILE REPRESENTATIVE.] We lately stated, on the ,authority of the Dutch papers, that a Commissioner-beneral, appointed 'to Java, had arrived in that island, tested with full powers to administer its affairs at his own discretion. If he be a man of prudence and capacity this disposi tion is a wise one, for all the advantages of that fine colony have been. hitherto lost to the Dutch from the misconduct of their Government. It is now too late to repair the error committed by Lord Castlereagh in abandoning Java to its old masters, and spurning the attachment and affections which the paternal and pru dential administration of Si Stamfortl Raffles had ex cited in the breasts of the Javanese for his country. — But while we lament this error on the part of our Go vernment, we may be aimed to indulge our good wishes for the happiness of these interesting , people, and rejoice that the greedy and grinding system which was introduced by the Dutch into the island on the departure of that meritorious individual, and excited so much discontent among its inhabitants, has had the effect of convincing the Dutch government of the viciousness of their policy, and working its own cure. Accounts to the 25th of February, received yester day, state that the CoMmissioner-General lost not, a moment, on his arrival, to adopt measures for, remov ing abuses, and redressing the wrongs of the natives, by giving notice that all estates and property taken forcibly from the owners, or for a small consideration (for the acts of former Governors on this point were extremely arbitrary), would be restored to the former owners, or that the estates would be valued by compe tent persons, and that in place of the former pittance allowed, the full value would be given by the Govern ment authorities. He also sent notice to the native chiefs, that they had been unjustly and cruelly treated, but that he was authorized by his Sovereign to redress all their grievances. Ail the officers of the Govern ment, who were directly or indirectly engaged in plunging Java in the late misgovernment, have been 4,l6k:barged.; and any person guilty of excesses, whether a civil or military authority, was immediately dismissed by the sweeping authority of this Commis sioner-General. Some of the insurgents still conti nued in arms on the east coast, but there had been no fighting. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH.—Jems 89. • sLitzltorou V. COPELAND. BREACM oiFttostist or Ma n elarlX.—The plaintiff, a young lady, brought this action by her 'beat friend, to recover a com pensation in damages, for breach of promise of marriage. Mr. SC:A.IIE4:w stated the. case. Miss Elkington was the daughter of respectable attorney in Birmingham. The defendant, a surgeon and chemist, having an establishment in London. The parties became acquainted in 1825, at an evening party, which met at the house of a mutual friend. The defendant was so much taken by the personal charms and accomplishments of Miss El kington, that he used ell the means in his power to obtain a. regular introduction to her family. He became the friend of her brother, and was admitted as a familiar acquaintance by . her father. After a short interval, the defendant declared his affec tion for the plaintiff by letter; and resorted to all those expression which generally show a marked attachment. He described his prospects in life; stated his .circumstances to .be favourable, and that his business was increasing. His propoials having been sent to the plaintiff's father, Mr. Elkington said he should give his daughter no money ; hut, if the addresses of the defendant were received by her, he should throw no obstacle in the way of their happiness. The match was then agreed on, and the marriage fixed by the defendant for April. To prove how the parties stood towards each other, Mr. Scarlett said he would give the Jury a specimen of their epistolary correspondence. He accordingly read a letter, expressing the warmest affection for the plaintiff. Seve ral letters had been written in the same strain, and in one the de fendant mentioned a scheme for settling in Mexico, under the pa tronage of some emigrant Spaniards with whom he was connected. A long silence then ensued between them, which led to his fare well, and the abandonment of his promise. What the circum stances were that occasioned the change he could not tell. The defendant's statement on the subject was ambiguous, and would be best explained by the letters which broke off the prnmise. It was, on the whole, a case for damages. The defendant, in a series of letters, held out the promise of marriage. He had finally de ceived the plaintiff, whose mental and bodily suffering would be described to the Jury. They would then take care that the peace of young and virtuous females should not be invaded with impunity. Charles Elkington, brother of the plaintiff, stated that, being in London in June 1824, the plaintiff Caroline and her sister were sent to his house. lie saw the defendant frequently. The latter talked,about his ulster, and, expressed an attachment to her.—(The first letter from the defendant declaring his attachment was then put in and read.)--,The witness's father was in town when the first letter was written, awl the proposals of the defendant were aubmitted tb him. The witness called upon -the dirfendant, who carried on business as a chemist and druggist in the New-road, and Carshalton-street. , lie told the defendant his father was eatis fied with his prOposals. The defendant said all he wanted was Caroline, and entered into some`explanation about his circum stances. He was then living, he said, in a very good house not entirely furnished, and that he had another holm in town. After that interview the defendant'a vigils were frequent ; lie walked out with the witness'', sister, and on one, occasion bought a carpet, whidi he tulil witness was purchased by Caroline. He mentioned to the witness, that in consequence of services he had rendered some Spanish emigrants he was invited to settle in Mexico, and that he should return in three years . with an ample fortune. He went to the Panorama of Mexico, to explain it to WitOttla'S sister. He was wilted when he meant to start, lie :said in May following , hut he would not go without the . plaintiff. The witness, after that conversation, went to Birmingham, and did not see the de.. fendant again until about a week since. _ He bad been under some embarrassments, bat had nothing to reproach himself with as to t h l4 e ereharresements, which were occasioned by the failure of other poiso rw . Several other letters from the defendant to the plaintiff; written in the Nun • t arr eettonate manner as the former letters, were put in and read. that in which the defendant Stated the utter impossibility of th e i r un i on. The defendant war i n d uce d to break off the match On the,ground of his inability to maintain a wife ha comfort. The letter also spoke of pecuniary aid having been ob tained, front his father. William Elkington, also brother to -the plaintiff, Pret when she received the Letter which b ro k e off the ;vetch. His shier, when she received it, left the room, and was taken with vio lent hysterics. Her health had beenliad since. Mr. GuRNEY here observed that no case had been made out, as the first count stated that the defendant had promised marriage, which did not appear in evidence. ' Mr. CHITTY contended that the promise of marriage had been distinctly proved. The Luau CHIEF ius , rier said, the effect of the letters read in evidence was a promise to marry within a reasonable time. Mr. Guests ,- then addressed the Jury for the defendant.—He was one who thought actions of this sort well laid, when a strong case could be made out; but in this case the plaintiff had not a strong claim to damages. The father, who was an attorney carrying on business at Birmingham, sent a couple of daughters to the house of a son in London, and that sou a single man. ma Jury would observe how short the acquaintance of the defendant and tlii4 young lady was. The defendant continued his friendship with the brother until his affairs became embarrassed ; and then he wrote, stating that it was impossible the marriage could take place. He was instructed not to utter one word against the young lady ; bid he could not help saying the action had been brought in great haste. If it was impossible for the. defendant to marry without a prospect of the means of subsistence, was it not better to defer the match? No. The father of the plaintiff did not think so. An action must be brought, and it appeared that lie liked an action better than the marriage. The Loan Cum jusute left the Jury to say what damages the plaintiff ought to receive. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 2501. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, GUILDHALL, JUNE 29. HANNAN V. TKEVYTT. This was an action brought by the Plaintiff, who is a wine merchant, to recover compensation in damages for the loss he sustained through the false and fraudulent representations of the defendant, whereby he was induced to give goods to a consider able amount on credit to William Dunham, who subsequent ly becaine' insolvent, without having paid for the goods.— It appeared that William Dunham had kept a public-house in Coleman-street, in July 1825; he applied to the plaintiff for some wine and spiritual liquors on credit, referring him as to character, to defendant, who told plaintiff that he thought he should be very safe in .trusting him; in consequence thereof, be gave him wipes to the amount of 450/., which was not long in his possession, until it was seized under an execution on a warrant of attorney, by the defendant, and the execution was for 8541. but the defendant levied only SOU, and came in as a petitioning creditor for the remainder, after Dunham became a bankrupt, which was within a month after the execution. From this it was inferred that the defendant had collusively recommended Dunham in order that he might seize on the goods for his own purpose. J. May examined—Witness was clerk to the plaintiff in August last year. He knew Mr. Trevett ; had some conversation with Trevett in July. He learnt that Dunham had taken a public house called the Three Tuns, in Coleman-street, and expressed to Trevett his desire to deal with Dunham. Trevett afterwards in troduced him to Dunham. Witness said to Dunham, that if he wished to go to the docks he would take him. They, in conse quence, all three went on the 9th or I Oth of August. Dunham then ordered three pipes of wine. Witness then said to Trevett, " I suppose Dunham is perfectly safe—as safe as the Bank, I sup pose?" Trevett replied, " Yes, for any thing I know to the contrary." Witness had received orders from his employers to inquire into Dunham's respectability. In consequence of this re presentation of Trevett'e, Dnnham's order was executed. After wards a puncheon of brandy and a puncheon of rum were sent him in. The total amounted to 364/. ss. 3d. The wine was sold at two months' credit, and the ruin and brandy at four month,. When it was due, lie went and applied for the money, but had not been able to get it. Crosi-examined.—lt was witness's business to solicit orders, and he was to receive a gratuity at Christmas, according to the number of orders he procured. No orders were executed except with references. Witness inquired of Dunham's son, who was at variance with his father. He roads no enquiries of any body else ; told his employer that he had. He solicited Dunham to give an order before he made any enquiry of Trevett. Dunham gave an order for a dozen of wine before he made any enquiry of Trevett ; I but the order• was not executed till the 18tli of August., No con versation Byer took place in which Trevett expressed a bad opinion of Duitharies solvency. Witness thought Duallam's circumstan ces were good from Trevett'a introducing him to him. When the ' execution was put in, he did not complain to Trevett of having deceived him. The reason why he did not complain was, that Ildr. 'Hannan, his employer, thought it was a conspiracy between Trevett. and Dunham, and litr...lboman wished him to get all the information he could out of Trevett. Myatt showed while,* his hooks, awl said that he had an account with Dunham since 1818, which was not settled. Trevett said then, that he thought Dunham was able, and would pay him, and that the reason of his entering up judgment was to frighten Dunham. After some further evidence, Mr. Sergeant VA lIGHA 1 ,, t addressed the Jury for the defendant, and commented upon the evidence adduced for the plaintiff at considerable length ; he said he should call evidence to show that the account given by May was anything but correct. Richard Mareiumt boarded in the house of Dunham et the time of the occurrence; heard May (an agent to the plaintiff), say, that he was credibly informed that Dunham was worth 10,0001., .end that he would get an order for him for any amount, and would make a customer of him to the plaintiff. Thomas Penny was present when May and , Trevett were to gether, it was the day after they were at the docks. May said, " I shall make a good customer of Dunham, for he has bought some wine of me." Trevett asked what wine?. May re plied, port and sherry. That he bad been informed he was worth 10,000/. Defendant, said he could not believe it, as Dunhain WAS not worth 10,000 . farthings. This was in August, the day after they had been at the dock; Trevett said, as he owed him a large sum of money, and he was worth so much money, he thought he might pay him. May said, " I know nothinkof that, but if not worth money,, thst.house, is a fortune to, him. " Harriet Trevett saw Mr. May at her father's house; he turned up a card and saw W., Dunham, Three Inns, Coleman-street; he paid do you know Dunham; father said I know him well; May said, if it doss not, offend you, I shall make a good customer of hint; I have given hint some orders to go to the docks ; defendant said it could not offend him. This was the 2d or 3d of August ;• May said Dunham was worth ten thousand pounds.; defendant said he was not worth so many farthings. The Loan Cumar JUSTICS summed up, and the Jury having retired for an hour and a half, found a verdict for the plaintiff-:- Damages 364/. be. 3d. This case, with the exception of a few undefended causes, oc cupied the Court the whole of the day. In the course of the trial, the Lord Chief Justice observed, that Mr. Sergeant Vaughan had no Junior to assist him, as the gentleman who ought to have attended was' absent. His Lordship . said it was a disrespect showed to the Court, which he was sorry to observe in some of the bar, as the interests of the Counsels' parties wes compromised. Besides, the Practice of taking the fees without doing the work was lowering their station 'hi society. It was moat scandalbus, and he hoped he should not have occasion to notice it again. ADMIRALTY COURT. TUlg ISKA )(STOW. This was a cause of salvage brought by John Mort Bate, a' Lieutenant in the Royal. Navy, against John Wilson, the master and sole owner of the ship and freight, and against the owners or consignees of the cargo. The faOs are briefly these. The raid ship being at Rio de Janeiro in August last, Lieutenant Bate (who bad arrived there as mate' of the Lady Nugent) wishing to return to England, en gaged as a passenger on board the Bransion, and agreed with the master to pay t7l. 10s. for his said passage, part thereof being Paid at the tune, and the remainder when they arrived in London, The ship having taken on board a cargo of rosewood, eofiee, and other, merchandize, sailed from Rio de Janeiro on the 6th day of August lait, on her return to London. It was sworn to by Lieut. Bate and three of the seamen, that, on tbe 2 let of September last, the ship encountered a severe storm, which did considerable damage to the said s hip, an d th a t the Captain being very much alarmed, and totally i nca p a bl e o f man aging or navigating her, gave the sole charge of her to Lieutenant Bate, who then Proceeded oto do what was needful 16 i'a've the said ship and crew; and after considerable exertion and receiving several severe contulione, he succeeded in weathering the said storm ; and that by suck exicr. tions he (Lieutomui Bate) saved the said ship frotif tleitruction, fur which ht claimed salvage : Lieutenant Bate also cbargsd the master with tearing out-several of the leaves from the lug book, and making false entries The statement of Lieut. Bate was (lensed on oath by Captain Wilson, the Mate, and Cook, who said that the usual rum paid for passengers on hoard merchantmen was 461. and that Captain Wil son agreed to take *7l. 10s. for the passage of Lieutenant Bate, upon an agreement that he was to make himself generally useful, which he did during the said passage borne; and that during the said storm he Only acted in munition with the crew under the di redion of the Matter or Mate; and that he did not receive any injury in so doing ; that the Master or Mate never gave up the charge of the chip to the said Lieutenant Bate either directly or indhl etlY but that they, or one of them, were alwaye in emu mend of the said-ship. That Captain WilsOurbeintottbsige of 1 37 years, 25 of which h e has bon a mariner ) cud twist! to :limit parts of tin globi t that for 11 yearn pait he has been a Mailer, and commanded ships several times to Rio de Janeiro' and else where, and back ; and has also been in the transport service, and being well acquainted with the navigation, is fully capable of taking the charge and management of ships trading to the Bra sile or elsewhere. It was also sworn by the Mate that all the en tries in the log book were made by him and not by the Master, nor any other person ; nor did the Master or any one else tear any 'of the leaves out, or make any false entries; that the log book being damaged in the storm, several leaves came out, but they had no entries on them; and that, it having been dried, a new cover was made to it ; the ink being lost, the entries were afterwards made by him (the Mate) in pencil, and when the ship arrived at Rams gate, were re-entered by him in ink. Doctors Lushington and Dodson were heard at considerable length, on behalf of Lieutenant Bate, and prayed the Judge to award a considerable sum as salvage to their client. Dr. Jenner (with whom was Dr. Phillimore) was heard in re ply, on behalf of Captain Wilson and the owners of the cargo; and submitted to the Court that, from the proofs adduced, and the whole that had been stated on behalf of Lieutenant Bate, the owners of the ship and cargo had been forced before the Court, at considerable expence, and the character of Captain Wilson bad been attacked without the least foundation, for so doing; he should not therefore trouble the Court by going through the merits of the case, but merely pray his parties to be dis missed from the suit, and Lieutenant Bate to be condemned in costs. The Judge (Lord Stowell) being of the same opinion as Dr. Jenner, rejected the claim made by Lieut. Bate, saying, that it was a most scandalous and ungracious demand.: HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY, EDINBURGH. SPRING GUNS. On Monday, James Craw, gamekeeper to the Earl of Home, was put to the bar, accused of wilful murder, having, on the let of February last, loaded a spring gun with powder and shot, which he placed in the Hersel plantations, and attached a wire or string to the trigger, whereby John Guthrie, son of the late James Guthrie, carrier in Coldstream, who having trespassed in the said plantation in quest of game, came in contact with the said string, which caused the gun to be discharged, and the contents lodged in the knee of the said John Guthrie—who died in consequence of the wound, on the 28th March last. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. COCKBURN said, that upon the main facts of this case— that a spring-gun had been set within the Hersel plantation, and that a man had come by his death in consequence of trespassing, both parties were agreed. But there was still a grave, and hi therto untried, question in this country involved, whether it was illegal to set spring-guns without notice, and being illegal, whether it justified so serious a charge as that preferred against the pannel. It was his opinion, and that of his Learned Friend (Mr. Jeffrey), who appeared with him, that no verbal argument could supersede that more grave mode of disposing of new questions which was usual in that Court. The LORD ADVOCATE admitted that it was of great importance to have a solemn decision of the Court on this question. He was not quite prepared to go into any lengthened verbal discussion, and should therefore agree to written pleadings, provided that they Were seen and interchanged by an early day. The COURT then ordered informations to be lodged before the first and second box-days--and the diet was continued against Craw till the 14th of November. MURDER. Peter Moffatt, junior, was next put to the bar, ,on a charge with the wilful murder of his father, Peter Moffat, late carter in Kilsyth, having, on the 2il day of April, 1822, assaulted and at tacked the said Peter Moffat with a knife, or other lethal instru ment, and inflicted several wounds in the belly of his father, whereof he died in four days thereafter. The fact having been proved by two witnesses, the LORD JUSTICE CLaRK summed up, and the Jury, after an absence of a very few minutes, returned a verdict " finding the paunch guilty as libelled." The LORD JUSTICE alum then read the sentence of the Court, ordaining the paunch to be executed at Stirling, on Friday the 28th July next, and his body thereafter to be given to Dr. Munro for dissection. The pannel is a very dull looking young man,' about 21 or 22 years of age. He seemed to feel his situation most acutely, never lifting his *ices from the floor, and often shedding tears during the course of the day. We hear that before the trial he anticipated the worst, and was thereby prepared, in come measure; for the sen tence of condemnation, which he heard with apparent composure. His mother and sister were in attendance as witnesses, but neither were called ; after the trial was over, the former had to be led from the Court-room, supported by two men, apparently sufferiog au indescribable agony of mind. A considerable number of English workmen who had gone to France in search of work, have arrived at Boulogne— sur-bier lately, on their way home, in great distress. To pre►ent a recurrence of these unhappy emigrations, the treasurer of the fund raised at Boulogne for the relief of the distressed English, has given notice that in future assistance will be afforded only in cases of local distress. • JOSEPII MACWILLIAM, TIIE MisEN.—Ourread ercare aware that a man of the name of Joseph MacwiMaui was lately (13th instant) burnt to death in Rose-street. He had been for many years a gentleman's servant, aria latterly occupied a low damp cellar in Ilose.strest. .This wretched being denied himself every comfort and convenience of life,—not a bed, chair, or table, was in his hovel. After the accident, the place was searched, when there were found bankers' receipts for the enormous sum of 14991. 13s. 10d., besides the title-deeds of household property exceeding 1100/. in value ! IVIr. Cowie, hair-dresser, who lives immediately above Macwilliam's holm, has observed that the miser wore thcsame outer garments' fin• upwards of 15 years.— How this wretched being had accumulated so much property (nearly 3000/0 his not yet been satisfactorily burgh Observer.) The drought with which we have been visited for the last two moqlot still continues, without any prospect of a change. In the early part of list week, we had some cool brew* from the east, but on Saturday the wind veered to the west, in which quarter it still continues. The heat on Saturday and yes. terday was quite oppressive, the thermometer in the shed. en both days being so high as V 2. The effects of the drought are seriously felt in the country. Most of the rivulets are dried tip, and the rivers, wanting so many of their tributary streams, are so diminished, that the grain mills and other public work on their banks are either shut up, or working only a few hours a day, for want of water. The wells and ponds about country houses are in many places dried up, and the farmers are consequently under the necessity of either carting their water for their cattle from a dis tance, or driving their cattle to the stream. The grain mills driven by steam in town are at present extremely throng, in consequent., of the scarcity of water to drive the mills in the . country.—Edin-. burgh Observer. It is high time that Masters in Ch ancer y were .. pre cluded from sitting in the House of Commons. Be , sides being employed as messengers by the LOrds, they are for the most part as much dependants ,of the Ministry as a,ny...other placemen whatever. Added to which, their Parliamentary duties must necessarily in crease the delay and expellee which is already so loudly complained of ; as occurring, in their own offices.-7--Herald. ANCIENT VALUE OF 800K5...--•-in the year 1471, when Louis the . Eleventh, borrowed the works of Rasis, the Arabian physician, from the Faculty of Me. dicine at Paris, he not only deposited in pledge for it a considerable quantity of plate, but was obliged tc) obtain a nobleman's consent to join in a bond with himselti as a security for the return of the book within acartain period, tinder pain of forfeiting a large sum'of a i)re- Opey. In those days, when any sil p v e e r i s . o c n u made and de cover,t sent of a book to a Church or a Monastery, in which .'ere deposited the only libraries then hi existence, it was deemed a donative of such value, that he offered ' on the altar in order to obtain forgiveness of his sins. and they aalli:dathunder WILLANCITOLY OCCURRENCE.--During the sal tviemlent squall Y of ') e '' o d n were a in s g ti r i r e ia v tc e h sse T: l w ' e u r e e sd sa ay ilin f g or th t rough Bob ,s 11 1 their came o re n tu wi ru th t;: ea D vy la r e a k i w n , which lad them w'n obliged fora time, to strike their canvas , to • , right themselves. The Morning # 94r, however, a vessel on their basin-ends, which accompanied the match, wits upset, and immediately sunk. There were . were five persons on board , . and it was reported three or them met with a wat — , _further in . learn Watery grave ; mit 'upon ( 1 1 "-rY). we that fou r wi r e' but 1 fifth a ric ked up, tle fift4 a Cvtain of an I tu l m • 1 i tnail, w lose vessel now lays i 1 i the Pocas, was uli f o ' • - itunatvl7 drowned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL —A man applied for a summons against tke Churchwardens of St. Sepulchre's, calling on them to show cause why they should not cancel a bond, into which himself and two friends had entered, guaranteeingto the parish the payment of ss. a week, for the support of a natural Child, At the time this bond was entered into, he was in flourishing circumstances; but he was now in poverty, and his bondsmen had been paying the ss. out of their own pockets. He wished the Alderman to diminish the allowance, so as to suit hisreduced means. Mr. Alderman BIRCH assured the applicant he had no power over the stipulations of the bond. Nothing but the kindness of the Churchwardens, in forbearing to press their legal demand, could be of any service to him. A solemn looking little fellow, an attorney's clerk, was held to bail, for annoying a respectable married female, whom he beet in the Poultry, and followed through Cheapside, using shameful language, and improper solicitations. Mr. CL Steele, of the Bank, observing the efforts of the lady to rid herself of the fellow's im portunities, interfered, and on hearing the particulars, gave hint into custody. The prisoner pleaded intoxication, and his being iu a state of irritation from the heat of the weather; but this plea satisfied neither the Alderman nor the lady's husband. LAMBETH-STREET.— George Sinclair, a youth belonging to Maryport, in Devon, who came to London about three weeks since in the Dryad, of Whitehaven, was charged with attempting to drown himself in the City Canal, on Wednesday night. The constable said, he understood the cause of his attempt, was the coolness of his sweetheart, who refused to walk with him that evening. The prisoner himself ascribed it to his distress, at not having the means of returning to the country. He was sent to the workhouse for the present. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. PETITIONS OF INSOLVENT DEBTORS. To be heard in Portugal-street, Losnow, next WanxicsnAr. S. Martin, Little Trinity-lane, London, attorney's-clerk. S. Smith, Sovereign -mews, Ealgeware-road, Middlesex, farrier. T. Pinchon, Stockwith, Lincoln, master-mariner. J. Chalmers, Heath Cock-court, Strand, yeoman. J. King, Hill-street, Trowbridge, Wilts, baker. J. Hodgson, CreatWindmill-street, Haymarket, out of einployment. .1. Kebbell, Derby-road, Kingelaud-road, Middlesex, surveyor. S. C. Bromley, Fleet-street, attorney-at-law. J. J. Renwick, Britton, Surrey, corn-dealer. J. Pearson, Grey Coat-place, Westminster, baker. R. W. Sheppard, Laxton-place, Regent's-park, Middlesex, box book-keeper at the Surrey Theatre. T. Silver, King-street, Dudley, Worcester, glass -cutter. J. Hacking, Idol-lane, Tower-street, London, custom-houssagent. T. Armstrong, Sowerby, York, attorney's-clerk. J. skim, Leonard-street, Shoreditch, straw hat manufacturer. W. A. Dufour, Russell-place, Fitzroy-square, sargeon. A. Smith, Montague-close, Borough, Surrey, egg-merchant. H. Bushill, Cecil-court, St. Martin's-lane, dealer in coals. J. Panic, Lower Tooting, Surrey, shoemaker. J. Jenks, Norton Falgate, Middlesex, cutler. IN THE COUNTRY. YORK, at the Court-House, next THURSDAY. W. Barwick, York, stone-mason. J. Green, York, sheriff's-officer. T. Barnet, York, ale-draper. W. Bullivant, Aconib, York, hardwarenian. J. Jackson, York, butcher. ELI, at the Court-House, next FRIDAY. P. Spenceley, Ely, carpenter. Exam, at the Court-house, next FstoAv. J. Taylor, Exeter, carver. T. Sack, High-street, Exeter, shoemaker. J. Player, St. Lawrence, Exeter, bookbinder. W. Alugford, jun., Paul-street, Exeter, livery-stable-keeper. J. Bartrum, Exeter, butcher. J. Meaden, Exeter, hatter. E. Northey, Stoke Damerell, Devon, shopkeeper. 11. Romell, Plymouth, Devon, cashier. J. Anstey, Knackereknowle, St. Buck, Devon, victualler. W. Beer, Tiverton, Devon, ♦ictualler. R. Bennetts, Devonport, Devitt), painter. B. Blackmore, Bampton, Devon, butcher. J. Clements, Devonport, Devon, upholsterer. J. Conneybear, Withycombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, woollen-ma- nufacturer. W. Foweraker, Tiverton, Devon, miller. Gaskiug, North littish, Devon, baker. E. Gallifo►d, Chtnkigh, Devou, cotawniner. 11. Gooden, Grinton, Somerset, turnpike-gate-keeper. A. S. Hill, Exmouth, Devon, academician. W. Holman, Totness, Devon, toyman. .1. Mallard, Plymouth, Devon, bankers'-clerk. G. Tregear, Devonport, Devon, saddler. F. Towan, Devonport, Devon, ironmonger. J. Webber, Devonport, Devon, carpenter. W. Wilke, Brixton, Devon, baker. J. Wedlake, Barnstaple, Devon, butcher. T. H. Ellis, Barnstaple, Devon, shoemaker. T. Archer, Ashton, Devon, schoolmaster. J. Came, Newton-Abbatt, Devon, baker. • J. I). Powell, Totness, Devon, clerk. T. Huxharn, Teignmoutli, Devon, stone-cutter. S. Halls, Ashburoo; Devon, cabinet-maker. A. M. Harris, Plymouth, Devon, out of business. E. Marcon, Devonport, Devon, captain in the army. R. Lidford, Devon, barrack-master. J. Mitchell, Buckfastleigh, Devon, tin-plate-worker. H. Modell, Kenthibear, Devon, paper-maker. J. Mogridge, Molland, Devon, mine-agent. S. Mockridge, St. Jame*, Taunton, Somerset, victualler. N. Cove, Modbury, Devon, victualler. L. Mirieve, Dartmouth, Devon, tallow-chandler. W Robertson, Topsham, Devon, master-mariner. R.- Wyatt, Dartmouth, Devon, grocer: - E. Yabsley, &tortoni, Devon, widow. .1. Essery, Hath e rleigh, Devon, altopman. R. Tapp, North-P4olton, Devon, husbandman. W. Pearce, Witheridge, Devon, innkeeper. R. Drew, Bradninch, Devon, tanner. W. D. Dryden, Stonahouse, Devon, surgeon, R.N. LEWES MARKET. TvaaDAY, JUNZ 27.—Beef produced from 4s. 2d. to 41. 6d. ; Mutton, 4s. Bd. to 51. Od., but little sold at that price; Lamb, 51. Od. to hs. 4d. ; and Veal, 4s. Bd. to ss. Od. per stone. Trade very sluggish, but most of the Sheep and Lambs, which were pretty numerous, were ultimately sold. A considerable number of the Beasts were, from want of . new owners, driven back to their pasturage. RAILSHAM MARKET. WIDNICISDAT, iti £B.—Beef, from 4s. 2d. to 4s. 6d. ; Mut ton, 4‘. 6d. to 5 1 . Od. ; Lamb, ss. Od. to 51. 441. ; and Veal, 4 1 . Rd. t o s o . od. per stone. Full half of the supply ` (which embraced more Fat Nast, than is recollected to have been wit nessed in the innOth of June, and a strong muster of Sheep and Lainbs) were driven away unsold. SOUTHALL MARKET. WanNasnay, JUNE 28.--A t t hi s day ' s market, which %Viol well supplied and thi n l y attended by buyers, the trade was through out depressin g ly dull, at the following reduced prices, per stone of Blhs., to sink the offals. Reef, from 3s. ad. to 4a. 4d. ; Mutton, 3s. Od. to 41. Od. ; Lamb, 4s. Od. to be. 4d. ; Veal, 41. Od. to ss. Od. • and Pork, Si. Bd. to 4 s. B d. The foregoing quotations are, Beef 6c1., Mutton and Pork 4d., Lamb 4d. to 84 and Veal 44. to fid., per stone beneath those of this day ie'rmight. A great part of the supply left the market unsold. MARRIED. Yesterday, at St. George's, Hanover-square, the Hen. Mr. Moreton, man of Lord Ducie, to Dutton, daughter of Lord Sherburne. Yestenlay, at Clapham, by the Rev. William Dealtry, P.D., John. H enry oittley, Esq. of York, to Francis Dorothy, eldest daughter of doe late Thomas eettley, Esq• of Clapham. DIED. On the 18th inst., in child-bed, at her house in Balton-street, Piccadilly, Lady Georgina Gradeli, eldest daughter of the Earl and Counteset of Sefton. On Monday last, at 76, Harley-street, in the 64 t h y l ea L o f ur Li e Age, William Parry, Esq., of 16, Montagu-squaw, aut.. - - tort Hall, in, the County of Suffolk. At Ilal oek left behind himo,alitiviineg2,dnionet June, cliit Ba m, m s u illY B-44 br b4 g a ran d El l -r lll3' ildre ti n e . upwards of two hundred great-grarul.children, and eight great ffraat-grand-children. Ilia eldest son Williams, aged 90, George, 86, Samuel, 82, John, 713. His five daughters are -younger. He was four times married. -11. e d , no f amily by bi?B"2°,lla. and t hi r d wif e . li e ha d one gir l b y h i s tourth wife ; she is io years old. lie and his children bare always been in the twilit* of the Earl of Goaford. , . hiss e d ' an t p u bli a t e d by M. YOUNG ) , it thi Sys- Oroch No. 112, Striad.